This article includes an overview of various hardware, software and low tech tools for students and teachers with a focus on literacy and a mention of available math tools. While there is an emphasis on middle and high school, many of the tools described are useful for elementary school students.
The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP), located at Education Development
Center, Inc., was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs from 1992-1998 to promote the effective use of technology to
enhance educational outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and
social/emotional disabilities
Visit the IRIS Center for Training Enhancements for free online interactive resourcesthat translate research about the education of students with disabilities into practice.Our materials cover a wide variety of evidence-based topics, includingbehavior, RTI, learning strategies, and progress monitoring.
Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’scentered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that'sactually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just letsyou draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!
Read & Write (V9) GOLD is a fully comprehensive application toolbar. It
provides outstanding literacy support. It will assist an
almost any windows application.
Resources and information for and about students with disabilities. HOME
1. Overview of IDEA
- HISTORY - Twenty-Five Years of Progress in Educating Children with Disabilities Through IDEA
2. AT and Learning Disabilities3. NCIP Home
Center, Inc., was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs from 1992-1998 to promote the effective use of technology to
enhance educational outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and
social/emotional disabilities
4. Mozilla Firefox
5. Iris Center
6. Dabbleboard
7. Read & Write Gold
provides outstanding literacy support. It will assist an
almost any windows application.